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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Monitoring of Certain Provisions under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Title IV-E Plan Amendment – Guardianship Assistance Program; Title IV-E Guardianship Demonstration Projects; Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on Adoption Incentive Payments.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides Monthly Caseworker Visit Data and Target Adjustments.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law (P.L.) 110-351); automation requirements and options for Tribes operating a title IV-E program pursuant to section 479B of the Social Security Act.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to Tribes on the June 30, 2009 Submission of: (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2005-2009; (2) the Child and Family Services Plan for FYs 2010-2014 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs, and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Programs; and (3) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request, Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services, and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report—Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to States on the June 30, 2009, submission of: (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2005-2009; (2) the CFSP for FYs 2010-2014 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Grant Program; and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Program; and (3) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request, Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services, and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report—Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2, CFCIP, and ETV.

This Program Instruction provides Title IV-E Form ACF-IV-E-1 Interim Financial Reporting Instructions - Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Programs.

This Program Instruction provides instruction on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rates affecting programs under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.

This Program Instruction sets forth the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Children's Justice Act Grants to States under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.